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quality of PF poem (Shade as poet, Knight as writer)
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There seems to be some agreement that the Pale Fire poem is either a
masterpiece, or lousy, or something in between. This brings to mind
what Conrad Brenner wrote in his introduction to The Real Life of
Sebastian Knight (New Directions, 1959): "The balance of this book is
so fine that we never know if Sebastian himself might have lacked
stature and been instead artistically and personally precious."
Walter Miale
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masterpiece, or lousy, or something in between. This brings to mind
what Conrad Brenner wrote in his introduction to The Real Life of
Sebastian Knight (New Directions, 1959): "The balance of this book is
so fine that we never know if Sebastian himself might have lacked
stature and been instead artistically and personally precious."
Walter Miale
wm@greenworldcenter.org
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